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George Orwell's `Politics and the English Language'

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Date: 19960615
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One of the most reprinted and influential essays in the English language is George Orwell's essay, "Politics and the English Language". Professor William Lutz discusses the 50-year-old essay and its impact.

SCOTT SIMON, Host: Fifty years ago, one of the most quoted essays in the English language appeared, George Orwell's Politics and the English Language, in which the journalist, who's often cited as the clearest, plainest opponent of 20th century hokum and tyranny warned, quote, `The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish ...

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